The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.78° S 153.15° E

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
21.6°C
0.3° 

The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Reef today (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 9AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (29 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (29 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ESE
6
2
ESE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
284
342
200
285
273
303
270
225
198
203
198
163
154
131
110
88
94
97
97
100
103
103
109
118
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
SE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:25AM1.77m
9:22PM1.50m
10:11AM1.77m
10:02PM1.34m
11:05AM1.73m
Low Tide
2:59AM0.10m
3:35PM0.37m
3:34AM0.12m
4:29PM0.45m
4:14AM0.16m
5:35PM0.55m
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:28
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5:28
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5:45
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5:45
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5:46
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 mm
1
1
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1
1
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Temp °C
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
17
17
17
18
20
19
18
17
16
16
16
19
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
16
16
16
17
16
15
15
16
18
18
18
17
16
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